# Senior Software Engineer - Distributed Systems

**Company:** [Datadog](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/datadog)
**Location:** Bordeaux, France, Grenoble, France, Lyon, France, Madrid, Spain, Montpellier, France, Nantes, France, Paris, France, Sophia Antipolis, France, Tel Aviv, Israel
**Role:** Backend Engineering
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** Go, Java, Rust, C++, Kafka, Redis, Cassandra, Elasticsearch, Distributed Systems, Data Pipelines, Ai Coding Tools, Multi-Tenant Systems
**Posted:** 2026-09-07

> Build and operate fault-tolerant, low-latency distributed platforms and real-time data pipelines at internet scale. The role requires significant backend programming experience, expertise in languages such as Go, Java, Rust, or C++, and a bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and operate foundational distributed systems platforms in production.
- Build fault-tolerant, horizontally scalable solutions for multi-tenant environments.
- Develop real-time data pipelines that ingest, store, analyze, and query billions of events per second.
- Write production software in Go, Java, Rust, C++, and other languages.
- Use open-source components such as Kafka, Redis, Cassandra, and Elasticsearch.
- Own meaningful parts of services and contribute to their performance, durability, availability, latency, and operability.
- Leverage AI coding tools in daily workflows and validate, critique, and refine AI-generated output.

## Requirements
- BS, MS, PhD in a scientific field, or equivalent experience.
- Significant backend programming experience in one or more of Go, Java, Rust, or C++.
- Experience addressing high-durability and low-latency systems problems.
- Ability to work at the low level when needed.
- Strong focus on simple designs and performance.
- Demonstrated ability to use and evaluate AI coding tools in day-to-day software development.

## Nice to Have
- Motivation to improve software engineering practices with AI.
- Interest in contributing to AI-enabled products.

## Compensation and Benefits
- New-hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan (ESPP).
- Continuous professional development, product training, and career pathing.
- Intradepartmental mentor and buddy program.
- Inclusive company culture and employee resource groups.
- Access to internal inclusion talks and panel discussions.
- Global mental health benefits for employees and dependents aged 6+.
- Competitive benefits, which may vary by country and employment type.

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